Early Learning Center-George Earle

Early Learning Center-George Earle operates as a cozy K-5 school in Hobart, Indiana, run under School City of Hobart. Current enrollment sits at 264 students spanning grades pre-K through K. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Early Learning Center-George Earle sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

Early Learning Center-George Earle is one of 6 schools operated by School City of Hobart, a district that enrolls 3,978 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Early Learning Center-George Earle reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. Compared to Lake County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Early Learning Center-George Earle shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.5:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Lake County shows median household income runs about $71,493, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Early Learning Center-George Earle is one of 121 public schools in Lake County (combined enrollment of about 74,661 students).

Veterans Elementary School at Mundell is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Early Learning Center-George Earle operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Early Learning Center-George Earle's enrollment has ticked down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 264). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 71% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 27.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Early Learning Center-George Earle community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.